Guiding the pilgrims through the night
by chuckofish
Yesterday while driving to work, I was listening to Emmylou Harris’s Christmas album from 1992 Light of the the Stable, one of my favorites.
I had been listening to another favorite, the King’s College Choir album, On Christmas Night. Like our favorite movies, it is sometimes difficult to fit in all our favorite Christmas CDs. But I am so glad I switched from the wonderful boys’ choir over to Emmylou! I sang along enthusiastically with Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem. I could not find a Youtube video of Emmylou, but here are the Judds. And here are the words so you can sing along too.
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shining far through shadows dim
Giving the light for those who long have gone
Guiding the wise men on their way
Unto the place where Jesus lay
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
O beautiful star the hope of life
Guiding the pilgrims through the night
Over the mountains ’til the break of dawn
Into the land of perfect day
It will give out a lovely ray
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine upon us until the glory dawns
Give us a lamp to light the way
Unto the land of perfect day
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
O beautiful star the hope of grace
For the redeemed, the good and the blessed
Yonder in glory when the crown is won
Jesus is now the star divine
Brighter and brighter He will shine
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine upon us until the glory dawns
Give us a lamp to light the way
Unto the land of perfect day
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
O beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shine on
dual personalities 
You just stole my Thursday Tidbit. Can’t wait to belt it when I’m home TOMORROW.
[…] My mother stole my Thursday Tidbit (great minds clearly think alike) but I’m going with this anyway. As is well-documented in this blog, I’m a huge fan of the King’s College Choir and traditional Christmas Carols. That being said, sometimes there is nothing better than the twang of one of my favorite Christmas songs–’O Beautiful Star.’ The star is one of my favorite Christmas images and I just love this. […]
HAHAHA. Great minds indeed!
Dear Mesdames:
At Christmas morning service Sunday, I’m performing “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” with our choir director. It’s a very casual service, so I’ll be strumming away on the Gibson while David and I warble in harmony. Dual minds, single thought?
Actually I (SJ) don’t know that song, but I’ll be sure to look it up!
You can YouTube it, or you can wait a day or two until Erik figures out how to get the audio file onto my computer. My version from yesterday went very well; the only issue are a few places where I started getting faster and David had to vocally slow me down. It sounds like he’s lagging behind me, but it was my timing, not his! We only sang through this twice before performing it, so I’m smug about how it came out. Great song!